Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend oath-taking ceremony of new member of Constitutional Court and to chair Cabinet meeting.

ANKARA – Following Russia-Ukraine border tensions as many countries urge their nationals to leave Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet with his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro.

MOSCOW - Moscow to host first Russia-Brazil meeting in 2+2 format. Russia to be represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, Brazil by Foreign Minister Carlos Franca and Defense Minister Braga Netto.

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly news conference.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to meet her Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg for talks on bilateral relations, regional issues.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO defense ministers, including Turkiye’s Hulusi Akar, to meet in Brussels to discuss shoring up defenses on alliance’s eastern flank amid tensions with Russia.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Central Bank of Turkiye to announce Outstanding Loans Received From Abroad by Private Sector for December.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce retail sales for January.

WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve to release minutes from its last meeting on Jan. 25-26.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to release industrial production figures for 2021.

SPORTS

BEIJING - Following 2022 Winter Olympics.

SALZBURG, Austria - Following UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clashes between Inter Milan and Liverpool; Red Bull Salzburg and Bayern Munich.

SPECIAL REPORT

Severe drought causes starvation and livestock deaths in Somalia

By Mohammed Dhaysane

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Besides causing loss of human lives, severe drought in Somalia has affected over half a million livestock population and has led to large-scale displacements in the region.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rohingya urge world court to prevent junta representing Myanmar

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – As the next hearing of the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) draws nearer, concerns are growing among the persecuted Muslim minority's members for allowing the military junta currently ruling their native country Myanmar to participate in court proceedings. They believe that it would be tantamount to supporting decades of killings and oppressive measures.

SPECIAL REPORT

In Indian Punjab's Muslim 'island,' voters vying for change

By Ahmad Adil

MALERKOTLA, India (AA) – As the multiplicity of political parties is ensuring a tight contest, candidates in the Indian province of Punjab are leaving no stone unturned to lure even a minuscule Muslim population that accounts for less than 2% of the population.